You made her a slave
Before that she came from a great tribe, the Arawak
She gave it to your girls of Salem
A gift repaid with betrayal
Maybe you ain't heard the news about civilization starting in Africa
We more than just pins in dolls and seeing the future in chicken partsBeen reading too many tourist guides, hm
Everything you got, you got from us

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About “Brujas”

“Bruja” is the word meaning “witch” in Spanish. Princess Nokia gives a shoutout to her Puerto Rican and Yoruban ancestry, saying her grandmas were brujas, strong women who demanded respect and mystified others. In this song the stereotype of the voodoo witch doctor is addressed, saying that African witchcraft is so much more than what European people have portrayed it as.